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Krank Glacier () is a
glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...
long, flowing east to enter
Helm Glacier Helm Glacier () is a glacier, long, flowing north to enter Lowery Glacier just west of the Fazekas Hills, in the Queen Elizabeth Range of Antarctica. It was named for Arthur S. Helm, former Secretary of the Ross Sea Committee, by the New Zealan ...
just south of
Mount Macbain Mount Macbain () is a prominent mountain, high, standing between the mouths of Cornwall Glacier and Helm Glacier in the Queen Elizabeth Range, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Merle Macbain, U ...
in the Queen Elizabeth Range of Antarctica. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...
for Joseph P. Krank, Weather Central meteorologist at
Little America V Station Little America was a series of Antarctic exploration bases from 1929 to 1958, located on the Ross Ice Shelf, south of the Bay of Whales. The coordinates are approximate. Little America I The first base in the series was established in January ...
in the winter of 1957.


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Glaciers of the Ross Dependency Shackleton Coast {{ShackletonCoast-geo-stub